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	<title><![CDATA[You Can be Great at Soccer or Globally Dominant -- You Can't be Both]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zach-karabell/you-can-be-great-at-socce_b_223559.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>	So the United States lost to Brazil in the final of the FIFA Confederations cup, in that thrilling but painful tale of two halves, with the U.S. up 2-0 only to see Brazil roar back (or rather dance and prance and glide with balletic ferocity) and win 3-2. All I can say is, thank god.<br />
	For the past sixty years, the powerhouses of international soccer (a.k.a. football) either have been empires past their prime and on the decline or countries...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-06-30T20:52:00-04:00</date_published>
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